WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she has had no conversations with President Barack Obama about possibly joining his Cabinet as health secretary.
Sebelius (seh-BEEL’-yuhs) was in Washington on Sunday for the winter meetings of the National Governors Association.
Administration officials have said she is near the top of the list of people being considered to run the Health and Human Service Department. But Sebelius tells Read the rest of this entry »

When the UAW and the Detroit Three agreed to create a health-care trust in 2007, the move was heralded as a victory for the automakers, who would get to wipe billions of dollars in liabilities off their money-losing balance sheets at a huge discount.
But now, just two years later, the VEBA, which stands for voluntary employee beneficiary association, has become a major sticking point for the union and automakers as they try to finalize a deal that Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — Since last fall, many of the leading figures in the nation’s long-running health care debate have been meeting secretly in a Senate hearing room. Now, with the blessing of the Senate’s leading proponent of universal
,
, they appear to be inching toward a consensus that could reshape the debate.
Many of the parties, from big insurance companies to lobbyists for consumers, doctors,
and pharmaceutical companies, Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said Sunday she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet.
“There really isn’t anything to tell. I haven’t had any meetings about the position,” Sebelius, 60, said in an interview with The Associated Press during the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
Pressed on whether she had spoken to Obama Read the rest of this entry »

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Rick perry, Gov. Fitness
There’s no originality left in jokes about the attention that Gov. Rick Perry gives to his bountiful head of hair. But what about the rest of him?
At a news conference this week announcing a fitness initiative, Perry, 58, said in response to a question that he stands 6 feet tall and weighs 178 pounds. Not bad at all. The governor said he runs 20 miles a week, bikes some and, less frequently, Read the rest of this entry »

Rebekah Gee, daughter of Ohio State President Gordon Gee, spoke on a panel Thursday about issues surrounding women’s health and contraceptives.
Gee, who spoke at Physics Research Building, is an obstetrition gynecologist at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to serving on the national board for Planned Parenthood, she is also an adviser on women’s health for Sen. Barack Obama. She came to speak on behalf of The Institute Read the rest of this entry »

in Salem, Ind., is in talks with Indianapolis-based
Health about becoming a St. Vincent affiliate hospital.
The two parties have signed a non-binding confidentiality agreement while they explore the affiliation, Washington County Memorial Hospital said in a news release.
“In order for our hospital to grow and evolve, it is necessary to align with an organization that can help us improve the quality of care for our patients and allow us Read the rest of this entry »

December 13, 2008 14:54 EST
UNDATED (AP) — In his weekly radio message, President Bush is discussing his administration’s efforts to cut drug use and abuse.
Bush says the drug trade leads to street crime and violence and enriches America’s enemies. But he says there’s been good news in the Bush administration’s effort to cut demand, reduce supply and help addicts get treatment.
The president says that over the past seven years, marijuana use Read the rest of this entry »

Lenz talks drugs, sex at Nederland High
February, 11, 2009
He walked out on stage at the Nederland High School performing arts center Wednesday morning, his untucked shirt over his loose-fitting blue jeans – making him a stark contrast to the school’s teachers and administrators scattered around the auditorium.
To the kids he speaks to, Bob Lenz does not look like an authority figure. And that is why he believes they listen to him.
“These Read the rest of this entry »

“While the details of our discussions are confidential, we are excited by the benefits this potential affiliation can provide to improve quality, enhance access and accelerate the building of the pre-eminent academic medical center in Chicago, Lake County and the surrounding regions,” Dean Harrison, chief executive of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare said in a statement to the Tribune.
In the last year, Northwestern Memorial has been scouting the Read the rest of this entry »